Level 1 Japanese
11JAP Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Miss M. Chiba.
Recommended Prior LearningYear 10 Japanese or in consultation with TIC or HOF.
Students need to have displayed an understanding and competency in the four language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Year 10 Japanese.
The course is at level 1 of the NZ National Curriculum for the Learning Languages Learning Area.
The Achievement Objectives at this level are:
Communication
Proficiency descriptor:
Students can understand and use familiar expressions and everyday vocabulary. Students can interact in a simple way in supported situations. (Adapted from Common European Framework for Languages, Global Scale Level A1: Basic User; Council of Europe, 2001.)
In selected linguistic and sociocultural contexts, students will:
Selecting and using language, symbols, and texts to communicate:
- Receive and produce information.
Managing self and relating to others:
- Produce and respond to questions and requests.
Participating and contributing in communities:
- Show social awareness when interacting with others.
Language and cultural knowledge
Students will:
- Recognise that the target language and culture are organised in particular ways.
- Make connections with their own language(s) and culture(s).
Learning Areas:
Assessment Information
The work done throughout the year will be assessed by Internal and External Assessment submissions.
Japanese at Y11 aims increase the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Students will learn to develop confidence in their written Japanese with specific reference to imparting information about themselves and their families.
This course is assessed against Achievement Standards.
Student work can gain:
Not achieved
Achieved
Achieved with Merit or
Achieved with Excellence.
Judgment is determined by the quality of work supplied as evidence and is measured against an assessment schedule with information clearly stated about what evidence is required and how a judgment will be made about that evidence.
Submission dates for the assignments are also available on the student Assessment Noticeboard (by the tuck shop) and on each separate assignment as it is distributed.
Assessment dates will NOT be brought forward but you may get notice of class-wide extensions as unexpected commitments arise.
Army Officer, Army Soldier, Historian, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Minister of Religion, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Musician, Editor, Corrections Officer, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer, Kaiwhakaako Māori
Contributions and Equipment/StationeryThere are no costs associated with this course.
Stationery Requirements:
1 lined refill
1 ring binder